truli

Truli is not a widely recognized standalone term in English-language reference works. It is most commonly encountered as a misspelling or variant of “trulli,” the traditional Apulian limestone huts found in southern Italy.

Trulli, with singular trullo, are dry-stone huts noted for their conical roofs. They are typically built without mortar from roughly cut limestone slabs arranged in concentric courses, and their whitewashed walls shelter small interiors. The roofs often feature a capstone or decorative pinnacles. These structures originated in medieval rural communities and were used as temporary field shelters or permanent homes, depending on era and location. The best-known concentration of trulli is in Alberobello, a town in the Apulia region, where a large historic district preserves hundreds of these distinctive houses as a cultural landscape.

In modern usage, the term trulli is the correct plural form, while trullo refers to a single dwelling. Consequently, truli is regarded as an incorrect or nonstandard variant in formal writing. The closest and clearest references to truli thus point back to trulli and the architectural heritage of Apulia. As with many place-based terms, there may be occasional local or informal usages outside standard English, or the word may appear as a surname or place name in some contexts, but such uses are not widely documented as distinct topics.